Ron L Hubbard's Monster

I remember reading, years ago, before Scientology well known outside of SciFi circles, that Ron Hubbard had made a bet with another SciFi author at a writer's convention, that he could start his own religion. I guess he won the bet - - And what a monster he created.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972865,00.html